The images were created by artist Ksenia Kangina as part of a final project in an illustration course at the California Institute of the Arts. We publish them with fragments from an essay by the poetess, literature and media researcher Anna Rodionova, the full text of which can be read on the (micro)media website “DREAM”.

About Shigemi Inagi and the globalization of art history A translation of this text by Shigemi Inagi, originally published in the gigantic (and therefore fascinating) collection “Is Art History Global?” James Elkins, of course, is not so timely; enough time has passed, almost 15 years, so the text may not correspond to all the realities of our time, but retrospectiveness is also important.

During the planned Soviet economy, the state controlled all the main social and economic processes occurring in the industrial single-industry towns of the Far North. In the 1990s, after the transition to a capitalist economy, these cities faced a full-scale crisis, which only ended when the Norilsk Nickel company took control of them. How did life in these cities change after that and what was it like before?

( conversed by Edgar Ceballos ) EDGAR CEBALLOS: How can theater groups resist mainstream theatre? JERZY GROTOWSKI: I will talk about hatred, because we all know about the political situation, for example, in Peru. If we find ourselves having to play with hatred, then we must have different versions. One of them is to go in the opposite direction, to strive for the animal nature, and to behave like animals.

doesn't leave me It's a strange feeling That I'm sitting in a hole of debt I got there because Didn't give it away Saved it in reserve Love, warmth, lively response The opportunity not to think about fucking tomorrow Yes, Lord, even a cup of coffee Managed to hold on and not drink With loved ones (not me) Those who loved (me) Waiting for me for a long, long time And felt like fools Always looking at me so intently, in such detail, so reverently, afraid to drop me like a crystal vase Crossed out

Dostoevshchina will save the world. * The philosopher fishes for a cool interpretation. * Getting your hands dirty with ink is a deep contradiction between a thought and its recording. * You can see the genius in the crazy pieces. * Deep thought is fury. * Society needs a monkey to become a man. * Everything begins with reasons and ends without reason. * Everything that is purposeful becomes purposeless. * Everything beautiful turns ugly red.